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MACON, Ga. –
Stetson University student-athlete Katie DiGirolamo is the new Atlantic Sun
Conference representative to the NCAA National Student-Athlete
Advisory Committee.

DiGirolamo steps into the position being vacated by Stetson
softball player Carolyn Boyd.

DiGirolamo, a sophomore from Bradenton,
Fla., was a member of the Hatters’ indoor volleyball team as well as the
inaugural sand volleyball team. The HAtters's sand volleyball team finished 16-14 overall and posted a second-place finish in the inaugural 2012
Atlantic Sun Conference Sand Volleyball Championship.

The 2012 Sand Volleyball
Scholar-Athlete of the Year, DiGirolamo joined Stephanie Marin on the No.
4 pairing for Stetson that went 4-1 in the A-Sun Championship and was selected
to the All-Tournament Team.

As a
freshman DiGirolamo was also an A-Sun All-Academic selection. She has a 3.92
GPA and is majoring in Business Administration.

A student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC) is a
committee made up of student-athletes assembled to provide insight on their
experience. The SAAC also offers input on the rules, regulations and policies
that affect student-athletes’ lives on NCAA member institution campuses.

The
Division I national SAAC consists of one student-athlete from each of the 31
Division I conferences. Members are selected by the current Division I SAAC
members from a pool of three nominees from each of the represented conferences.
Each student-athlete serves a two-year term.